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Sakri

साकरी
Dhanora mandal
Pincode 480996
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Sakri observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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Temples near Sakri

  • Chausath Yogini Temple, Bhedaghat · 2.7 km
  • Temple of Gauri Shankar within the Chausath Yogini · 2.7 km
  • Temple of Chausath Yogini · 2.7 km

Named places of worship on record

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Soorak Kavrwti
Contact: 78****2371
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LGD code
496379
Pincode
480996
Post office
Ugli
Population
1,118
Households
222
Literacy rate
58.4%
Sex ratio
1040 ♀/1000♂
Workers
497
Distance to district centre
68 km
Distance to mandal centre
39 km
Distance to Bhopal
244 km
Distance to Hyderabad
651 km
Nearest railway station
Bheraghat · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Apex Hospital And Research Centre - Jabalpur · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sakri compares

By population, Sakri ranks #16 of 114 villages in Dhanora mandal.

Literacy rate
%
58.4%
+0.5% vs mandal average
Sakri
58.4%
Dhanora mandal
57.9%
Seoni district
62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,040
+62 vs mandal average
Sakri
1,040
Dhanora mandal
978
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.7 vs mandal average
Sakri
5.0
Dhanora mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sakri at a glance

Sakri is a village of 1,118 people in 222 households (Census 2011) in Dhanora tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 16th-largest of 114 villages in Dhanora tehsil. Literacy is 58%, about the same as the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,040 women per 1,000 men. It lies 68 km from the Seoni district centre, 7 km from Bheraghat railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480996, served by Ugli post office; the LGD village code is 496379. The nearest hospital or health centre is Apex Hospital And Research Centre - Jabalpur, 10 km away. The sarpanch is Soorak Kavrwti, and the village votes in Gotegaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mahendra Nagesh. The population is estimated at 1,318 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sakri

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sakri · this village1,11858%
Bhedaghat · Jabalpur2.9 km NE
Bagrai · Shahpura1,14159%3 km W
Dabhola · Shahpura44764%4.2 km SW
Lamheta · Gotegaon47955%4.2 km E
Lamheta · Shahpura28659%4.2 km E
Lamheta · Patan11473%4.2 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sakri

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
LAKHNADON
Distance to nearest town (km)
50
Distance to district HQ (km)
80
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
315.85
Irrigated area (ha)
93.11
Forest area (ha)
4.38

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Sakri

LGD code
496379
Pincode
480996
Post office
Ugli
Population (Census 2011)
1,118
Population (projected 2026)
1,318
Households
222
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1040
Literacy rate
58.4%
Coordinates
23.10775°N, 79.78978°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mandla
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gotegaon
Member of Parliament
Faggan Singh Kulaste
Member of Legislative Assembly
Mahendra Nagesh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Soorak Kavrwti
Block / Mandal
Dhanora
Getting there

How to reach Sakri

Mandal centre
Dhanora · ≈ 39 km
≈ 1 h 19 min by car · 1 h 34 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Seoni · ≈ 68 km
≈ 2 h 20 min by car · 2 h 46 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal244 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad651 km
  • Delhi664 km
  • Mumbai845 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBheraghat7 km
  • Bus stopDeen Dayal Chowk Metro Bus Stop16 km
  • Hospital / PHCApex Hospital And Research Centre - Jabalpur10 km
  • ATM / bankUnion bank of India15 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil16 km
  • CollegeChanchala Bai College15 km
  • Police stationpolice station17 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Sakri

5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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